Asian Mean Girls

Film pundits and fans of the 2004 comedy Mean Girls recently acknowledged the 10th anniversary if its release. Hard to believe it’s been so long since we first saw “The Plastics” clique, led by queen bee Regina George, strutting around North Shore High. Not so hard to believe is that the film (produced by Saturday Night Live’s head honcho Lorne Michaels and chock-full of SNL alumni in its cast) has since developed a cult following.

Even though they didn’t have very prominent roles in the movie, there were three Asian ladies who played unforgettable, however very briefly-seen, characters. Two of whom were Sun Jin Dinh and Trang Pak (above, played by Danielle Nguyen and Ky Pham, who’ve done little acting since) as the two eminent members of the “Cool Asians” clique and rivals for the gym teacher’s “affections.”

As conveyed by the one line she speaks, Jo Chim winningly plays a very snooty salesgirl whose shop doesn’t cater to customers beyond a dress size 5. According to her IMDb page, Miss Chim has been fairly active since Mean Girls, mostly in small roles. For those interested in the other ladies in this scene or anything else about the movie, it has a Wiki site as most cult films do.